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Jewish Biographies: 50 Most Influential American Jews

(2016)

Every year, The Forward publishes a list of its 50 most influential Jews in the United States. The list includes writers, politicians, musicians, actors, professional athletes, lobbyists, activists and more.

The Top 5


Julia Ioffe

Daveed Diggs

The Full List

BUSINESS

  • Sarah Hofstetter
  • Michael Dubin
  • Evan Spiegel

COMMUNITY

  • Mark Hetfield
  • Harry Swimmer
  • Thomas Frieden
  • Rachel Gilmer
  • Michael Twitty
  • Jonathan Greenblatt
  • Gali Cooks

CULTURE

MEDIA

  • Jeffrey Goldberg
  • Danielle Berrin
  • Masha Gessen
  • Julia Ioffe

RELIGION

  • Daniel Landes
  • Sharon Weiss-Greenberg
  • Rachel Cowan
  • Shmuly Yanklowitz
  • Yehuda Glick

LAW

  • Gloria Allred
  • Judy Sheindlin
  • Alexandra Brodsky

FOOD

  • Liz Alpern
  • Roger Sherman

 

POLITICS

SPORTS


Source: The Forward